9: Neon Genesis Evangelion Episode 5: Rei, Beyond The Heart

Neon Podcast Evangelion

*** https://evangelionpodcast.com *** *** https://twitter.com/NeonPodcastEva1 *** And they're back! Deemed a triumphant return within seconds of beginning to record, our hosts attack the challenge of podcasting with renewed energy. A rethought format is announced, one that seeks to focus more on the episode and to try and capture the best of both worlds: in-depth analysis and meandering live episode commentary with mouth explosion noises. Our hosts are pleased to present this Evangelion episode and eagerly provide the superlative: "an all-timer." It really is a masterpiece of whatever the the animation term is for "when to show what pictures." Probably just directing? Anyway, this is an episode of Evangelion that ought to canon for anime fans. Praise crazy, that's the brand around here. Highlights: - To really pare down their scant listenership right off the back, the episode opens with harrowing medical tales. I don't even want to get more specific. - This one is recorded at our home NPE studios, and it damn well sounds just fine, maskiness and all. - The new format is chat - watch - analyze the first half, and then repeat for the second half, with the popular(?) segment Evangelion in the News to break it up in the middle. - For lack of noting it anywhere else, there were two other recordings between now and the last published plugcast. Those efforts were deemed "unlistenable". Quality control is part of life here at NPE. - Coverage of the encounter at Rei's apartment is mature and responsible. And not just because that is asserted numerous times. - The gif at right is one of our proudest discoveries. It could at least be entered into some Evangelion analysis competition.